New Property Law… Energy Efficiency Certificates
New Property Law... Energy Efficiency Certificates What are they? The Energy Efficiency Certificate (also know as an Energy Performance Certificate) is a certified report that explains how efficient a property is in terms of energy consumption and efficiency in an effort to reduce unnecessary carbon emissions. The Energy Efficiency Certificate (Certificado de Eficiencia Energetica) is [...]Tenerife Agent goes bust: clients unprotected
Tenerife Agent goes bust: clients unprotected Another estate agency that did not offer Professional Indemnity Insurance cover has closed. Lifer Inmobiliaria has suddenly closed its ten offices in the Canaries, trapping hundreds of clients who had already begun the process of buying a property and who had paid a deposit to the firm within the […]
Tenerife Property Owners at risk
Tenerife Property Owners at risk New legislation which came into force in January affects British foreign property owners in Tenerife. The new Rome II regulations affect cross border legal disputes and leaves foreign property owners open to public liability challenges from the UK. Over 90% of British overseas property owners are now under insured, and […]
Reduce your mortgage costs
Reduce your mortgage costs One thing we all want to do is to reduce our mortgage costs, but it used to be difficult to swap lenders in Tenerife because of the costs involved. Changes in law have made it much cheaper to remortgage a property. However, even though it has become easier to reduce costs […]
Making a will
Making a will Statistics show that people do not like making Wills. It is understandable that people do not like to consider death, but it is irrational not to consider what should happen to your assets should you die, and make sure that your accumulated wealth is distributed in accordance with your wishes. You can […]